Would you eat the Apollo 11 astronauts post lunar isolation menu?

As the celebrations for the Apollo 11 anniversary continue, FoodSided asks the question, would you want the Apollo 11 astronauts post lunar isolation menu?

Have you seen the Apollo 11 astronauts post lunar isolation menu? With growing interest over the Apollo 11 50th anniversary, there are some food aspects to consider.

While the space program was responsible for various food innovations (like freeze dried foods), the post lunar isolation menu is an interesting item to consider today. Some of the foods are still part of many families’ dinner staples.

In a very simple statement, “everyone who has been to the moon is eating Stouffer’s.” Although many people associate Tang with astronauts, Stouffer’s played a big role in the space program. Some of their iconic dishes were part of the post lunar isolation menu.

According to Stouffer’s, 14 main dishes, side dishes and meat pies were featured on the menu. The idea was to give these brave men food that was full of flavor, had quality ingredients and had convenient, careful preparation. Wonder what they ate?

Here’s the menu that Stouffer’s shared.

Stouffer’s Post Lunar Isolation menu, photo provided by Stouffer’s

This menu is interesting is because it is far from boring and bland. Some people might have thought that there would be some soup, toast or some riff on a post-surgery/hospital menu.

While some food items are relatively straight forward, the interesting items are Stouffer’s Escalloped Chicken with Noodles, Stouffer’s Spice Cake, Stouffer’s Boneless Short Ribs and Stouffer’s Au Gratin Potatoes.

A quick walk down the freezer aisle and any family can have their own post lunar isolation menu. Wouldn’t it be a fun idea to serve some Stouffer’s Escalloped Chicken with Noodles and talk about space, going the moon and what the future holds?

In some ways, this look back at food from Escalloped Chicken with Noodles and talk about space, going the moon and what the future holds?

In some ways, this look back at food from 50 years ago shows that some traditional foods stand the test of time. Sure, these dishes might not be flashy or trendy, but good tasting food never goes out of style.

Do you want to eat like an Apollo 11 astronaut? Why not serve up some of the foods from the post lunar isolation menu.